Mar 1, 2025 · Gorochu (Japanese: ゴロチュウ Gorochū) was originally intended to be Raichu's evolution. Pikachu's original illustrator, Atsuko Nishida , and Pokémon designer Ken Sugimori revealed the lost evolution in an interview with Japanese newspaper Yomiuri on May 2, 2018.

Mar 10, 2023 · If you are wondering what is Gorochu and how it ties back to the original Pikachu line, or if it is even a real Pokémon, there’s an explanation.

Gorochu is a dual-type Electric/Fire Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Infinity. It evolves from Pikachu when exposed to a Fire Stone, and is one of the final forms of Pichu, the other being Raichu...

Mar 18, 2020 · Pikachu almost had an evolution after Raichu. Could the mysterious Gorochu still pop up in a Pokémon game?

Nov 15, 2019 · “Its name was Gorochu. It had fangs and horns and looked like a god of thunder.” That’s how Atsuko Nishida — creator of the Pikachu family — first revealed an evolved form of Raichu had been cut from the first generation of Pokemon games.

Mar 6, 2025 · Gorochu was a planned third evolution for Raichu. The design for Gorochu never made it into the games. Fans are still fascinated by the idea of Gorochu as a powerful evolution. What Was Gorochu Supposed to Be? The concept of …

May 19, 2024 · Gorochu is a Pokémon that does not officially exist within the Pokémon games. It was only mentioned in the dialogue of an NPC character when trading a Raichu in the first generation games. The mention of Gorochu may be attributed to a translation issue.

May 13, 2024 · Gorochu is an Electric-type Pokémon conceived during the development of the original Pokémon Red and Blue games in the 1990s. It was intended to be a third evolutionary stage after Pikachu and Raichu before being cut due to cartridge space limitations.

May 5, 2018 · According to his original designer, Pikachu was supposed to evolve not once, but twice, into a Pokemon named Gorochu.

May 3, 2018 · It was “Pika(chu),” “Rai(chu),” and “Goro(chu).” The Pokémon known as Gorochu bared fangs and even had a pair of horns.